Asmara vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$2319
🏠 One person rent	$212	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$903
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$80.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$194
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	8	11
😀 Quality of life	17	17
🏙️ Population	963K	422K

The cost of living in Asmara is 44% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 8513th and 6019th ($498 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Eritrea and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 9076th and 9074th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Yamoussoukro

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	Asmara	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	10.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$8.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$1.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$8.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$3027

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$466
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$467
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$466
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$800
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1061
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$885
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$820
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$466
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$923
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$920
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$467
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$523
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$467
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$490
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$481
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1095
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$470
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$524
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$522
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$1047
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$551
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$938
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$899
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1032
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$901
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1100
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$936
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$881
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$486
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$676
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$602
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$702

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$923
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$897
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$888
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$892
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$916
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1114
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$976
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$469
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$459
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$972
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$416
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$468
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$479
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$497
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$470
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$443
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$472
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$977
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$582
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$675
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$512
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$975
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$446
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$501
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$353
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$482
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$616
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$677
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$689
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$680
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$664
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$678
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$617
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$518
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$616